As featured in Yahoo Internet Life, October,
2001...
As featured in Harper's Magazine, September, 2000...
As featured on NBC's Today Show, March 7, 1998...
As featured in Time Magazine, December 8, 1997...
As featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, July 11, 1997!

If you're an urbanite seeking to improve your quality of life, Small
Town Bound helps evaluate your motives for moving and helps you understand
small town culture. Sprinkled throughout the guide are interviews with
people who have successfully made the move out of the city. This book
will help you determine what type of community will make you happy, how
to find a job, and how to adjust to your new surroundings.

Not a directory of places to move, Small Town Bound actually helps you
determine the environment best suited to your personal needs. The book
also serves as a social guide and focuses on the different relationships
small town residents will have with their communities.

Topics covered include:

Attributes of
small town life

Cost of living

The value of a career

Traffic factors in growing communities

Percentage of newcomers vs. natives

Educational level of residents

The value of relatives and friends

Relationship to government

Meeting new people

Getting involved

Here's what reviewers said about Small Town Bound:

"This book is full of good advice and insight." - Borders Books, Chicago

"Explains how to choose a town and, more importantly, how to fit
in and support yourself once there." - USA Today

"Sage advice to help transplanted small-town residents adjust and
contribute meaningfully to their new communities." -Mountain Living
Magazine

"What sets this book apart is this kind of honesty and directness...
His candor, based on keen observation, is refreshing and certain to get
you really thinking about the things that matter most." -Sticks,
the newsletter "for people who are serious about moving to the country."

"A no-nonsense book that could help disgruntled urbanites make
an informed decision before hitting the highway." -Betsy Marston,
High Country News

"This deserves ongoing mention as an excellent guide for any who
would live in the country or in a small town: it's not a directory of
destinations but a self-help title designed to help readers analyze their
motives for moving and their abilities to assess environments." -Reviewer's
Choice, Midwest Book Review

"The book thoroughly covers important topics such as the attributes
of small town life, cost of living, career opportunities, getting involved
in a new community and the relationship that small town residents have
to local government. The information is spiced by commentaries that relate
the experiences of small town residents and people who have moved to new
communities." -Small Town Magazine

"The great value of Small Town Bound, which really has a useful
purpose for any family moving anywhere in America, is it encourages readers
to ask the right questions." -Todd Wilkinson, Jackson Hole News

Small Town Bound received no small amount of national publicity. What surprised John the most was a piece in Harper's Magazine.
Here is
John's response.

Small Town Bound is out of print, but readily available from amazon.com.